Shibuya

Borrowed from Japanese 渋谷 (しぶや, Shibuya, literally “harsh valley”).

• IPA^(key): /ʃɪˈbuːjə/
• Rhymes: -uːjə

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Shibuya (plural Shibuyas)

1. A special ward of Tokyo prefecture, Japan that is surrounded by (clockwise from north) Shinjuku, Minato, Shinagawa, Meguro, Setagaya, Suginami, and Nakano special wards.
   • 2013, Ruth Ozeki, A Tale for the Time Being, Canongate Books (2019), page 139:

     The neighborhood we lived in wasn’t like the image most people have of Tokyo, all slick and modern like Shinjuku or Shibuya, with skyscrapers made of concrete and glass.

2. A surname from Japanese.

Shibuya

1. Rōmaji transcription of しぶや

Borrowed from Hepburn romaji of Japanese 渋谷 (Shibuya).

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʃiˈbuja/ [ʃɪˈbuː.jɐ]
  • IPA^(key): (no palatal assimilation) /sjiˈbuja/ [sjɪˈbuː.jɐ]
• Rhymes: -uja
• Syllabification: Shi‧bu‧ya

Shibuya (Baybayin spelling ᜐ᜔ᜌᜒᜊᜓᜌ)

1. a surname from Japanese